{"product_id":"intuitive-thinking-as-a-spiritual-path-a-philosophy-of-freedom-cw-4-9780880103855","title":"Intuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path: A Philosophy of Freedom (Cw 4)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWritten in 1894 (CW 4)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOf all of his works, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is the one that Steiner himself believed would have the longest life and the greatest spiritual and cultural consequences. It was written as a phenomenological account of the \"results of observing the human soul according to the methods of natural science.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis seminal work asserts that free spiritual activity--understood as the human ability to think and act independently of physical nature--is the suitable path for human beings today to gain true knowledge of themselves and of the universe. This is not merely a philosophical volume, but rather a warm, heart-oriented guide to the practice and experience of living thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders will not find abstract philosophy here, but a step-by-step account of how a person may come to experience living, intuitive thinking--\"the conscious experience of a purely spiritual content.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuring the past hundred years since it was written, many have tried to discover this \"new thinking\" that could help us understand the various spiritual, ecological, social, political, and philosophical issues facing us. But only Rudolf Steiner laid out a path that leads from ordinary thinking to the level of pure spiritual activity--intuitive thinking--in which we become co-creators and co-redeemers of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"When, with the help of Steiner's book, we recognize that thinking is an essentially spiritual activity, we discover that it can school us. In that sense--Steiner's sense--thinking is a spiritual path\" (Gertrude Reif Hughes). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCONTENTS: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranslator's Introduction\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Gertrude Reif Hughes\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the Revised Edition, 1918\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART 1: THEORY: THE KNOWLEDGE OF FREEDOM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Conscious Human Action\u003cbr\u003e2. The Fundamental Urge for Knowledge\u003cbr\u003e3. Thinking in the Service of Understanding the World\u003cbr\u003e4. The World as Percept\u003cbr\u003e5. Knowing the World\u003cbr\u003e6. Human Individuality\u003cbr\u003e7. Are There Limits to Cognition?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePART 2: PRACTICE: THE REALITY OF FREEDOM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. The Factors of Life\u003cbr\u003e9. The Idea of Freedom\u003cbr\u003e10. Freedom--Philosophy and Monism\u003cbr\u003e11. World Purpose and Life Purpose (Human Destiny)\u003cbr\u003e12. Moral Imagination (Darwinism and Ethics)\u003cbr\u003e13. The Value of Life (Pessimism and Optimism)\u003cbr\u003e14. Individuality and Genus\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFINAL QUESTIONS: The Consequences of Monism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendices (1918)\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume is arguably the most essential of Steiner's works. The thoughts in this book establish the foundation for all of Anthroposophy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIntuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a translation from German of \u003ci\u003eDie Philosophie der Freiheit \u003c\/i\u003e(GA 4).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-463155\"\u003eRudolf Steiner\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Steiner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.12h x 5.22w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780880103855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 088010385X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL068000\"\u003eTheosophy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PHI\"\u003ePhilosophy\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PHI022000\"\u003eReligious\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Steiner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699080106221,"sku":"9780880103855","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_1d42a197-881d-4540-b6d0-737f7e038b1b.jpg?v=1649911115","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/intuitive-thinking-as-a-spiritual-path-a-philosophy-of-freedom-cw-4-9780880103855","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}